The Salty Coffee
He met her at a party. She was so outstanding,
many guys chasing after her, while he was so normal, nobody
paid attention to him.
At the end of the party, he invited her to
have coffee with him, she was surprised but due to being
polite, she promised. They sat in a nice coffee shop, he
was too nervous to say anything, she felt uncomfortable,
and she thought to herself, "Please, let me go home…"
Suddenly he asked the waiter, "Would
you please give me some salt? I’d like to put it in my coffee."
Everybody stared at him, so strange! His face turned red
but still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She
asked him curiously, "Why you have this hobby?"
He replied, "When I was a little boy, I lived near
the sea, I liked playing in the sea, I could feel the taste
of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now
every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my
childhood, think of my hometown, I miss my hometown so much,
I miss my parents who are still living there." While
saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched.
That’s his true feeling, from the bottom of his heart. A
man who can tell out his homesickness, he must be a man
who loves home, cares about home, has responsibility of
home… Then she also started to speak, spoke about her
faraway hometown, her childhood, her family.
That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful
beginning of their story. They continued to date. She found
that actually he was a man who meets all her demands; he
had tolerance, was kind hearted, warm, careful. He was such
a good person but she almost missed him! Thanks to his salty
coffee! Then the story was just like every beautiful love
story, the princess married to the prince, and then they
were living the happy life… And, every time she made coffee
for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that’s
the way he liked it.
After 40 years, he passed away, left her a
letter which said, "My dearest, please forgive me,
forgive my whole life’s lie. This was the only lie I said
to you—the salty coffee. Remember the first time we dated?
I was so nervous at that time, actually I wanted some sugar,
but I said salt. It was hard for me to change so I just
went ahead. I never thought that could be the start of our
communication! I tried to tell you the truth many times
in my life, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have promised
not to lie to you for anything… Now I’m dying, I afraid
of nothing so I tell you the truth, I don’t like the salty
coffee, what a strange bad taste… But I have had the salty
coffee for my whole life! Since I knew you, I never feel
sorry for anything I do for you. Having you with me is my
biggest happiness for my whole life. If I can live for the
second time, still want to know you and have you for my
whole life, even though I have to drink the salty coffee
again."
That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful
beginning of their story. They continued to date. She found
that actually he was a man who meets all her demands; he
had tolerance, was kind hearted, warm, careful. He was such
a good person but she almost missed him! Thanks to his salty
coffee! Then the story was just like every beautiful love
story, the princess married to the prince, and then they
were living the happy life… And, every time she made coffee
for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that’s
the way he liked it.
After 40 years, he passed away, left her a
letter which said, "My dearest, please forgive me,
forgive my whole life’s lie. This was the only lie I said
to you—the salty coffee. Remember the first time we dated?
I was so nervous at that time, actually I wanted some sugar,
but I said salt. It was hard for me to change so I just
went ahead. I never thought that could be the start of our
communication! I tried to tell you the truth many times
in my life, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have promised
not to lie to you for anything… Now I’m dying, I afraid
of nothing so I tell you the truth, I don’t like the salty
coffee, what a strange bad taste… But I have had the salty
coffee for my whole life! Since I knew you, I never feel
sorry for anything I do for you. Having you with me is my
biggest happiness for my whole life. If I can live for the
second time, still want to know you and have you for my
whole life, even though I have to drink the salty coffee
again."
October 29th, 2008 at 12:41 am
Great work.